(2024-01-30). Preliminary Satellite-Derived Damage Assessment: Ailinglaplap Atoll and Arno Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands (24 Jan 2024). reliefweb.int 
Country: Marshall Islands | Sources: International Charter Space and Major Disasters, UN Satellite Centre | Please refer to the attached Map. | SUMMARY OF FINDINGS | Ailinglaplap Atoll | Potentially affected shoreline close to the Woja airport detected as of 21 January 2024 | Arno Atoll | No evidence of major damage could be observed from high resolution satellite images acquired on 23 January 2024 13…
(2024-01-30). Preliminary Satellite-Derived Damage Assessment: Ailinglaplap Atoll and Arno Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands (29 Jan 2024). reliefweb.int 
Country: Marshall Islands | Sources: International Charter Space and Major Disasters, UN Satellite Centre | Please refer to the attached Map. | SUMMARY OF FINDINGS | Ailinglaplap Atoll | Potentially affected shoreline close to Woja airfield detected as of 22 January 2024 | No major damage observed on Airok airfield as of 28 January 2024 | Arno Atoll | Potentially affected shoreline and structures detected as of 26 January 2024…
(2024-01-30). Storm surge and flash floods impact analysis in Woja, Ailinglaplap Atoll, The Republic of the Marshall Islands as of 22 January 2024 – Imagery Analysis: 22/01/2024 | Published 24/01/2024 V1. reliefweb.int 
Country: Marshall Islands | Sources: International Charter Space and Major Disasters, UN Satellite Centre | Please refer to the attached Map. | IMAGERY ANALYSIS: 22/01/2024, PUBLISHED 24/01/2024 V1 | This map illustrates satellite-detected mud and washed away areas in Woja, Ailinglaplap Atoll the Republic of the Marshall Islands as observed from a NewSat image acquires on the 22 January 2024. | Within the cloud free analyzed areas the airport landing strip appears to be affected by mud and in at least two location washed away areas can be observed. | This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been valid…
(2024-01-30). Stop torture and inhumane treatment at Europe's borders. pressenza.com Launched a European mobilization by associations, movements, committees, parties, activists, volunteers, activists with the instrument of the ECI, the European Citizens' Initiative. | We are activists of Stop Border Violence, an Association formed in January last year, to promote an ECI (European Citizens' Initiative) called Art. 4: Stop Torture and Inhuman Treatment at Europe's Borders. | We ask the European Commission that the human rights enshrined in the founding Charter of the Union itself, be guaranteed to all and in particular, to the most fragile people, fleeing conflict, severe discrimination, climate ch…
(2024-01-30). Assassinate UNRWA, US and EU retaliation after the Hague Court verdict. pressenza.com Since 1948, since the Nakba, the United Nations has created an agency, UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East) which has guaranteed relief, development, education, health care, social services, and aid emergencies to over five million Palestinian refugees present in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, as well as in the occupied territories and the Gaza Strip. [These] resources [are] not always managed in the best way, but [are] fundamental for a humanitarian emergency that has no equal in the history of the planet, [the emergency aid] having had to operate for 76 years now.
(2024-01-30). The Egyptian President issued a decree about the improvement of the quality of higher education in Egypt. tvbrics.com 
He instructed to support existing and new initiatives in the field of higher education…
(2024-01-29). Tax justice and the human right to education. pressenza.com We publish here the intervention of Nelsy Lizarazo, General Coordinator of the Latin American Campaign for the Right to Education, in the meeting 'Education Ministerial Santiago 2024: from commitment to action', a meeting in which more than 20 Ministers of Education from Latin America and the Caribbean together with several Ministers of Finance exchanged views and experiences on the reactivation, recovery and transformation of education: | 1. Starting points: | When we speak of education, we speak of the Human Right to education and, therefore, of a right that belongs to everyone, throughout life, without…
(2024-01-29). Chinese ambassador urges 'right answers' to questions critical to China-U.S. relations. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng on Sunday called for efforts to find the right answers to questions of how China and the United States can get along, how to clear obstacles to educational exchanges and how to renew the friendship between the two countries' youth.
(2024-01-29). Enrollment Disparities: Muslim students' progress trails behind SC, ST, and OBC in higher education. muslimmirror.com By Jasmine Nehar In an era where the BJP government is making efforts to strip Aligarh Muslim University of its minority status, the latest all-India survey on higher education sheds light on the concerning reality that Muslim students are significantly trailing behind their counterparts in scheduled caste (SC), scheduled tribe (ST), and other backward castes …
(2024-01-29). Destroy a Nation: Israel Is Deliberately Bombing Palestine's Educational Institutions. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-29). The National Conference on Education starts in Brazil. tvbrics.com 
The event aims at establishing guidelines for the country's education sector…
(2024-01-30). Mashatile calls on citizens, corporates to financially support matrics who want to study further. sanews.gov.za Mashatile calls on citizens, corporates to financially support matrics who want to study further | Deputy President Paul Mashatile has called on citizens, the private sector and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to join forces with government to offer financial help to youngsters who wish to further their studies. | The Deputy President was speaking on Tuesday at the Vincent Tshabalala Education Trust Annual Bursary Awards in San Kopano, Alexandra, Johannesburg. | He also congratulated the Matric Class of 2023 for achieving a national pass rate of 82.9%, which is the highest in the history of the National S…
(2024-01-29). The First Lady of Zimbabwe presented educational certificates to beneficiaries of the Angel of Hope programme. tvbrics.com 
The courses were conducted by the Zimbabwe Open University…
(2024-01-30). Conservative conspiracy champions college censorship. workers.org 
Philadelphia I first became aware of the Leadership Institute, funded by the Koch Network, while researching an article on the conservative, far-right Moms for Liberty (M4L) which planned to hold their convention in Philadelphia in June 2023. The Leadership Institute was credited as the organization that had trained M4L members. . . . |
(2024-01-30). Judicial Murder in Alabama. Death Penalty by Nitrogen Hypoxia. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-30). Rotational Seizures in COVID-19 Vaccinated. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-30). Researchers raise cloned rhesus monkey to adulthood. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have published a paper in the journal Nature Communications, reporting the successful cloning and survival to three years of a healthy rhesus monkey.
(2024-01-30). Selected Articles: Ukraine Sells Its Soul to the WEF'ers: Launches Program to Fully Digitize Citizenry in Partnership with Globalist World Economic Forum. globalresearch.ca 
By The World Economic Forum…
(2024-01-30). Extraterrestrial Life: 85 Earth-like exoplanets found. pressenza.com 
A team of scientists has made a significant discovery by identifying 85 new exoplanets using data from NASA's TESS satellite. | Each of these exoplanets is found in a unique star system, with one planet per star, explained Faith Hawthorn, the study's director and a PhD student in astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Warwick. The diversity of these exoplanets is notable, ranging from possible rocky to gaseous planets. | Although the possibility of habitability has been noted for some of these planets, Hawthorn stresses the rarity of discovering habitable planets and the need for further research to conf…
(2024-01-30). Neoliberalism Plunges Ecuador Into A State Of Crisis; US Escalates Militarism. popularresistance.org On January 7, Adolfo Macias, known as "Fito", a leader of an Ecuadorian drug cartel, escaped from prison, which sparked uprisings across the country. In response, President Daniel Noboa declared a national state of emergency and decreed that the country is in a state of internal conflict, listing 20 gangs as terrorist groups. Clearing the FOG spoke with Alex Main of the Center for Economic Policy and Research about the conditions that have led to growing poverty, insecurity and violence in Ecuador. Main explains how the United States is exploiting the current situation to justify sending US weapons and military p…
(2024-01-30). New Mayo Clinic stem cell research to take flight into space. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A Mayo Clinic research experiment will be part of a payload that launches into space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 29, subject to weather conditions and other factors. The research team from the lab of Dr. Abba Zubair is preparing stem cells for the flight to test how the absence of gravity plays a role in bone loss. Dr. Abba Zubair "We've known for some time that astronauts lose…
(2024-01-30). Toolkit for reducing cervical cancer risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In the U.S., cervical cancer is no longer a common cause of cancer death because of the use of a screening test called a Pap smear, which detects changes in cervical cells. While the overall rate of cervical cancer in the U.S. is declining, the number of people diagnosed with late-stage cervical cancer is increasing, and rates among Black women are disproportionately high. Research also indicates…
(2024-01-30). "Fake Victory at The Hague": The ICJ Requires Netanyahu to "Prevent" and "Punish" "Those Responsible for the Genocide" globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-30). Controligarchs: Control freaks and billionaires who think the world is overpopulated. expose-news.com Seamus Bruner, the Director of Research at the Government Accountability Institute, joined the First Things podcast to discuss his new book 'Controligarchs: Exposing the Billionaire Class, their Secret Deals, and the Globalist …
(2024-01-30). Dutch Airport Calls For Air Traffic Polluters To Pay For CO ≤ Emissions. popularresistance.org Amsterdam's Schiphol airport has published new research which shows the need for a strong reduction of air traffic in order to halt the ongoing climate crisis. In a move likely to shock other airport companies, Schiphol proposes the 'polluter pays' principle, with measures such as a worldwide kerosene tax and a tax for business class and private flights. Schiphol's research showed that at least a 30% CO ≤ reduction (when compared to 2019) is needed for Schiphol and European aviation to be on track in 2030. That's more than the current Dutch goal of a 9% reduction. The Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) and res…
(2024-01-29). International Court of Justice Rules South African Claims of Genocide Against Palestinians by Israel Are Plausible. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-29). Know Their Names: Palestinian Children Killed in Israeli Attacks on Gaza. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-29). "I Have Lost Everything": In Federal Court, Palestinians Accuse Biden of Complicity in Genocide. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-29). Israel-Gaza War Spillover Risk: Mapping Recent Strikes in Middle East. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-29). Sick to Death: Unhealthy Food and Failed Technologies. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-29). Study finds alarmingly high levels of "forever chemicals" in small estuaries. peoplesworld.org 
A new study has discovered that small coastal estuaries contain concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) "forever chemicals" high enough to indicate a worldwide issue. For the study, the researchers looked at the distribution, occurrence, and risks of PFAS during the dry season in three micro-estuaries, a press release from Hebrew University of Jerusalem said. "Microestuaries have a …
(2024-01-29). 'Black Hawk Down' for Biden in the Red Sea. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-29). Freezing Aid to Gaza: Israel's International War Against the UNRWA. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-29). No More Research on Cellphone Radiation and Human Health, Government Says. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-29). Calamari Clots and Abnormal Blood Clots in the COVID-19 mRNA Vaccinated. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-29). Forget Elections, Border Crisis Already Disintegrates America. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-29). The Decision of the International Tribunal of the Hague Is a Triumph for Netanyahu? globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-29). Selected Article: WEF "Global Solutions", But for Whom? The WEF Prescribed "Climate Activism" globalresearch.ca 
(2024-01-29). "Israel wants all of Palestine, and denies the existence of the Palestinian people," Interview with Kari Jaquesson. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-29). Gaza Genocide Will Continue. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-29). Ukraine Sells Its Soul to the WEF'ers: Launches Program to Fully Digitize Citizenry in Partnership with Globalist World Economic Forum. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-29). Israel Planning 'Permanent Army Stations' in Gaza. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-29). Could AI Help Bioterrorists Unleash a New Pandemic? A New Study Suggests Not Yet. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-29). Israeli Ministers Attend 'Return to Gaza Conference', Speak in Support of Resettlement. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-29). Gaza Versus The Hague: The ICJ Failed Again — A Case of "Political Correctness"? globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-29). The ICJ Requires Netanyahu to "Prevent" and "Punish" "Those Responsible for the Genocide" globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-29). Korea's Court Denies Japan's State Immunity Again. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2024-01-29). States Defunding UNRWA May be Violating Genocide Convention: Expert. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-29). 'Largest Ever' NATO Exercise to Rehearse Russian Attack on Europe. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-30). Micronesia: Fire, Floods, Drought: Over Two Decades of Navigating Through Climate Challenges in the Pacific. reliefweb.int Countries: Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of) | Source: UN Development Programme | KEVIN PETRINI, | UNDP Deputy Resident Representative, Federated States of Micronesia | Pohnpei, FSM — In November 1998, I arrived in the Pacific for the first time to the island of Samoa. I was a young man just out of college with my Master's degree studying environmental science with particular focus on the atmosphere. At the time, I learned about air quality, ozone depletion and other related issues, but the reality of these issues were still theoretical. | It happens that in November 1998, the planet was…
(2024-01-29). Emergency London Conference of Global Conscience (on #Palestine). transcend.org Watch via X: Prof. Richard Falk, Turkey ex-PM Ahmet Davutoglu, and British MP Jeremy Corbyn – Global Intellectuals of Conscience — 27 Jan 2024…
(2024-01-29). Cognitive Warfare, Targeting your Subconscious. dissidentvoice.org 
Cognitive warfare is no longer science fiction. Cognitive warfare is a fact of the modern age and everyone, whether civilian or military, is a potential target. Cognitive attacks are aimed at exploiting emotions rooted in our subconscious, bypassing our rational conscious mind. This is achieved by exploiting biases, fallacies, emotions and automatisms, but also through …
(2024-01-29). Conventional Detergent: Political Science as an Ideological Laundromat. dissidentvoice.org An old friend with years in the purchasing department of a leading consumer products conglomerate once told me that the active ingredient in washing powder is actually a minuscule component in those huge boxes of famous brand soap powders from which US daytime television dramas derived their sobriquet. The rest, he said mockingly, is just …
(2024-01-29). Migrant workers shun motorbike trips. ecns.cn Statistics from China Petrochemical Corp indicate that the number of motorbike travelers hitting the highways during the annual Spring Festival travel rush has now decreased significantly to around 30,000.
(2024-01-30). Slovakia: Prime Minister launches investigation into the "whole covid circus" and chooses an "anti-vaxxer" to lead it. expose-news.com "Have you seen the statistics on how our deaths from various cardiovascular events have risen because of vaccinations?" Prime Minister Robert Fico asked the Slovak parliament. "The Slovak public simply needs an …
(2024-01-29). Shanghai sees GDP grow by 5% in 2023. ecns.cn Shanghai saw its annual GDP grow by 5 percent year-on-year to exceed 4.72 trillion yuan ($657.09 billion) in 2023, said the city's bureau of statistics on Sunday.
(2024-01-30). More Chinese students experience unwarranted interrogation, harassment, deportation at U.S. border. ecns.cn Recent incidents of some Chinese international students with valid documents being harassed, interrogated, and deported by U.S. authorities suggest that such unlawful behavior has only worsened, leaving the situation for Chinese international students in the U.S. far from improved.
(2024-01-29). "Depopulating" Palestine: Israel Through the Bifocal Lens of Hitler and Lemkin. transcend.org 20 Jan 2024 – As a human rights campaigner and a student of genocides, in my attempts to understand Israel's physical destruction of Gaza in particular, and its foundational Zionist policies in Palestine, I find most helpful to turn to Raphael Lemkin's grounded and multi-faceted conception of genocide and Hitler's "blood-based" ideas of "race-state" and racialized land.
(2024-01-29). Iowa Republicans Forward Bill to Force Students to Stand for National Anthem. truthout.org Republicans in a state legislative subcommittee in Iowa forwarded a bill last week to force students to stand for and "respect" the singing of the Star Spangled Banner each day, a move that critics say would violate the free speech rights of children. House Study Bill 587, sponsored by state Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R), modifies the state's social studies curriculum to include instruction on "how to… |
(2024-01-29). Embassy lodges solemn representation to the U.S. over the latter's unwarranted interrogation and harassment of Chinese students at border port. ecns.cn The embassy said on Monday that those students involved all hold valid documents and are returning to the U.S. after vacationing in their home country, traveling to a third country, attending a conference, or arriving for their first semester.
(2024-01-29). Walter Rodney's Radical Legacy. orinocotribune.com By Shozab Raza and Noaman G. Ali — Jan 24, 2024 | In 2015 a movement for decolonization among student activists and academics in the West gained momentum following protests in South Africa to remove the statue of notorious colonizer Cecil Rhodes at the University of Cape Town. By June 2021 protesters were tearing down a statue of Egerton Ryerson—an architect of Canada's genocidal residential schools—at the Ryerson University campus in the heart of Toronto following discoveries of unmarked mass graves of Indigenous children. | These scenes are part of a broader movement that now calls to decoloniz…
(2024-01-30). Iowa Republicans Forward Bill to Force Students to Stand for National Anthem. scheerpost.com 
(2024-01-30). Deadline looms for NSFAS 2024 application cycle. sanews.gov.za Deadline looms for NSFAS 2024 application cycle | Grade 12 learners and students, who wish to enter…
(2024-01-30). HC asks trial court to decide by next month Sharjeel Imam's bail plea in sedition case. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the trial court to decide by next month a plea by student activist Sharjeel Imam seeking bail in connection with a 2020 communal riots case involving allegations of sedition and unlawful activities. A bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Manoj Jain was informed by …
(2024-01-29). The Art of Solitude: Buddhist Scholar and Teacher Stephen Batchelor on Contemplative Practice and Creativity. transcend.org "Give me solitude," Whitman demanded in his ode to the eternal tension between city and soul, "give me again O Nature your primal sanities!"